Winston Family Foundation
ActiveMutual & Membership BenefitMakes PRIsFunds Individuals
Jacksonville, FLWebsite
About Winston Family Foundation
The Winston Family Foundation concentrates its giving on research and program work at the intersection of technology and adolescent brain development, with sizeable investments in academic institutions and place-based health initiatives in Northeast Florida. They make large, targeted grants — including endowed professorships and multi-million dollar program funds — while also channeling funds through the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida to support local donor-advised and Project One Health Jacksonville efforts.
Focus Areas
Research on technology use and adolescent brain/psychological development (academic centers and dedicated initiatives)Endowed faculty positions and university research funding (e.g., distinguished professorships at UNC-Chapel Hill)Project One Health Jacksonville — local, cross-sector health and wellbeing initiatives in Northeast FloridaFunding via Community Foundation of Northeast Florida donor-advised funds (local philanthropic infrastructure)Nature-based child health and outdoor access programs (e.g., Children and Nature Network support)
Who They Fund
college and university students
About Winston Family Foundation
A $23.4 million transfer to Winston Family Initiative in Tech & Adolescent Brain Development stands out in the Winston Family Foundation’s recent record and points to how strongly the foundation has tied its giving to research on technology use and adolescent development. That work appears again in major support for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including a $2.5 million Winston Family Distinguished Professorship Fund and a $1.5 million grant to the Arts & Sciences Foundation for the Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain, Psychological Development Fund. Alongside that academic focus, the foundation has built a place-based portfolio in Jacksonville through Project One Health Jacksonville, backing community-driven efforts that connect children and adolescents with nature and support physical, mental, and developmental health. It also funds local civic and institutional projects, from donor-advised funds at the Community Foundation of Northeast Florida to capital and program support for Jacksonville schools and youth-serving organizations. The pattern is not limited to one institution or one type of grant. Recent awards range from multi-million-dollar research commitments to $100,000-level operating, project, and capital gifts, with repeated support for initiatives that sit at the intersection of child wellbeing, outdoor access, and community health.
What Winston Family Foundation Funds
Technology and adolescent brain development is a defining theme. The foundation gave $2.5 million to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the Winston Family Distinguished Professorship Fund, then added $1.5 million to the Arts & Sciences Foundation at UNC for the Winston National Center on Technology Use, Brain, Psychological Development Fund. In Jacksonville, their Project One Health work extends that interest into community health: $870,000 went to Children and Nature Network for the Project One Health Jacksonville initiative, and $600,000 went to The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida for the Project One Health Jacksonville Fund. The foundation also supports youth development and school-based programs. Ravenscroft School received $130,000 for Dare To Dream and $100,000 for the same program, while Episcopal School of Jacksonville received $250,000 for the Science and Student Life Center. A further $100,000 supported the YMCA of Florida's First Coast for a building expansion.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$26.7M
Total Assets
$111M
Total Revenue
$28.3M
Total Expenses
$28.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $5K and $75K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$75K
Geographic Reach
Regional8 states funded
About 67% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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